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Five Simple Guidelines for a Good Life
Adapted from Profound Healing by Cheryl Canfield (Inner Traditions, 2003).
When Cheryl Canfield was diagnosed with advanced cancer at 41, she chose to forego surgery and focus instead on dying well. In the process, she healed herself. Her journey led her to these five simple guidelines that can help all of us to live better, more healed lives.
Here, then, are five simple things that will help us all to have a good life:
1. A means of livelihood that is useful to society–something you enjoy doing.
2. Inspirational things in your life–items that lift you up, such as special music or words or the beauty of nature.
3. Good living habits–regular exercise, sunshine, and fresh air, food that nourishes the body, plenty of rest, and good thoughts. (As Canfield‘s mentor used to say, “Junk thoughts can destroy you even more quickly that junk foods!”)
4. A path of service–something you do with an outgoing motive to be of service, without thought of receiving anything in return.
5. Time spent alone each day in meditation or receptive silence.
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add your comment »it may me feel good thank you.
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The guideline at para 3 - Good Living Habbits is crux of healthy living without ailment that I am practcing for more than 30 years.
Adopt that and live Free of medicines.
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The ideas are great, and can lift you up from ANY problem that you may be going through as in your case cancer.
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Your thoughts and behavior definitely affect your health. I love these ideas. Yet everyone is different; so walking the path for health that feels right is important too. Being in service to others takes us out of our me thoughts - what an amazing gift to give.
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Although your ideas are good, with a little common sense, they are already implimented into most women's regime. I have a sister in Stage 4 cancer (47) and I think I'd be even MORE radical that her regular oncology routine if I had it. She has a 7 yr. old daughter she wants to see get married, and the best insurance IS still the chemo/radiation one. Everyone does have the right to choose, and I hope everyone sharing this horrible disease finds a path that is best for each one of them!
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I read her book early on in my journey with my own cancer and it makes all the difference. I love life and enjoy loving others with an open heart. I embraced my cancer and loved it, from that point on things improved 500%.
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Cheryl is a great inspiration to all of us, whether stricken with a horrible disease or not....our minds when healthy thoughts enter them, our body when healthy foods enter it and when we move with grace and determination....all of these can overcome anything that threatens our life!
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I love it, I love it, I love it. Thank you so much for sharing this. I have recently learned how to enjoy "my own" company, and it feels so good.
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By Golly, I think she has the truth in her heart and I thank her for sharing it with the rest of us !
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